Workplace accidents

My brother-in-law worked for an agricultural company in Arusha and was killed in an accident with some farm equipment, leaving a dependent 15-year-old son in the country and a 20-year-old daughter in South Africa. We are trying to work out what our options are in relation to his death in an industrial accident. Please guide me.
AW, Arusha

We are deeply sorry for your loss. Under Tanzanian law, workplace accidents are governed by the Workers’ Compensation Act, Cap. 263 [R.E. 2015] (WCA). Section 19 of the WCA states that if an employee has an accident resulting in the employee’s disability or death, the employee or the dependents of the employee shall, subject to the provisions of the WCA, be entitled to the compensation specified under the Act. A ‘dependent of an employee’ refers to individuals who were wholly or partly financially dependent on the employee at the time of the employee’s death which includes children of the employee or the employee’s spouse, whether under or over the age of 18 years. A claim for compensation must be submitted by or on behalf of the claimant in a prescribed form to the Director-General of the Workers’ Compensation Fund within 12 months after the date of the date of death. Your lawyer can further assist you.